Combination plier and wrench



'Sept. 15, 1931. H. c. JAcpBs COMBINATION PLIER AND'WRENCH Filed Juk'19. 1929 M s. J

INVENTOR. Henry C. Jacobs BY ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 15, 1931 PATENT OFFICE I HENRY C. JACOBS, F WICHITA,KANSAS COMBINATION PLIER AND WRENCH Application filed July 19,

The invention relates to an improved tool useful to mechanics, farmers,tradesmen and the public in general. The present tool is light inweight, compact and well balanced and combining the essentialcharacteristics of many single tools into one tool, it may be readilycarried and serve most uses for which pliers, hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers, wire cutters, pipe holders, staple pullers, cotterpin pullers,tin snips, nail pullers, nut crackers, can openers wire twisters, bolthead holders, hot pan holders, hog ringers and the like are used. Thevarious elements will be mentioned in the description of the drawings,in which Fig. 1 shows a side view of the tool opened as a plier. Thedotted position seen in Fig. 1 illustrates maximum adjustment of the jawelements of the tool. Fig. 2 is a top view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a frontview of the tool used as pliers. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the tool, oras used as a hammer. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary-part of Fig. 1 showing thelower elements there seen in the dotted position and relationship.Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutall the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings; the tool pri marily comprises a first element10 having a T shaped headelement 11 fashioned at one end as a hammerelement 12 of circular crosssection as seen in Fig. 4. The opposite endis substantially of a square effect with the underside grooved as at 13and notched as at 1% transversely to the head element. A

rounded groove inthe end 15 intersects the groove 14. A plurality ofholes are punched through the element 10 or so as to form a slot in theaxis of the part 1O. The centers ofthe respective hole elements of thecomposite slot are so spaced as to provide a plu rality of constrictedopenings asat 16 and 17 for the slot 18. The other element of the toolis seen at 19 and: carries the lower jaw element 13m, 1400, 15mcooperable with the grooves 13, notch 14 and intersecting groove 15 ofthe element 10. The grooves 15'and 15w cooperate as bolt head holdersand for other purposes of a like nature. At 20 is seen wire cutters.Theedges 21 and 22 of the parts 10 and 19 are ground and faced as tinsnips.

1929. Serial No. 379,526.

A bolt 23 passed through the slot 18 engages to position the part 19 tothe part 10 while allowing for the part 19 to be adj ustably positionedup or down by simply engaging the bolt 28 in the proper hole of the slotas will be readily understood. This allows for re ceiving between thejaws 130c13 or at other allied parts the article to be worked upon. Thelower end of the part 10 is slightly curved at 100a and notched at 24 tobe used as a tack puller. The lower end of the part 19 forms a screwdriver at 25. As seen in Fig. 5 when the element 19 has been adjustablylowered, the screw driver 25 is quite a distance below the part 24,hence the part 10 does not get in the way of the work when a screw isbeing worked upon by the part 25.

It is obvious that the tool may be used. for many other purposes andthat in its compact form it fills a long felt want. Such modificationsmay be employed as lie within the scope of the appended claim. Havingfully described my invention, what I now claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent In a tool of the class described, a memberhaving a top jaw portion provided with a plurality of transverse grooveson the under side thereof and a transverse notch beyond the groovesadjacent the extreme end of said portion, and a rounded groove in theend of the jaw portion at right angles to and intersecting said notch;and a second member ad justably hinged to the first mentioned memher andhaving a lower jaw portion provided with transverse grooves on its upperface and a transverse notch beyond the grooves and adjacent the extremeend of said jaw portion, and a rounded groove in the end of said jawportion at right angles to and intersecting said notch; the oppositelypositioned paired rounded grooves of the tool functioning to hold a boltshank with its head portion secured by the oppositely positioned pairednotch portions of the tool.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HENRY C. JACOBS.

